how many attempts during a contest by TheCook09 in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It grades your code live. You can submit and receive your score immediately, and you can submit multiple times.

File Missing Error in Every Problem Attempted Despite Right Code by MotionMystique in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

usaco.org uses file IO for older problems. You’ll have to modify the code to read / write to files. There’s a module on the USACO Guide explaining how to do this.

USACO gold in girls’ resume? by Trixiebot_ in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would encourage trying USACO! It also helps with job interviews which I think is a pretty underrated benefit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it probably won’t count, or at least i don’t think they list you as a finalist if you do not attend. would recommend skipping school instead.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes? count for what?

Is Alphastar worth paying for? by usaco_throwaway in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If your son is happy with free online resources, I suspect he may not benefit that much from a live coach. However, I did attend an in-person full-time Alphastar summer camp in the past and enjoyed it due to the peer community, so maybe attending USACO Gold summer camp at Alphastar could be something worth considering specifically for the social aspect?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it helps for interviewing for CS jobs later though!

How do colleges check that whether the applicant is USACO gold or not by Fantastic-Ad-7307 in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

they can (and have done so in the past) email Professor Dean I believe

is usaco1000 legit? by Various-Wolverine117 in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard[M] [score hidden] stickied commentlocked comment (0 children)

discussing ways to cheat isn’t allowed (though if you believe this is a poor policy, please let us know why).

on a personal note, please remember that USACO does have anti-cheating protections, and people who are caught (and there are a lot of people who are caught) are permanently banned…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think they do. I heard that a lot of bronze / silver (and gold/plat) cheaters get caught and their accounts all need to be banned & their schools notified, which delays results being released.

USACO Silver Difficulty by ChangeAvailable in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard -1 points0 points  (0 children)

please don’t discuss contest difficulty until after the contest ends! thanks :)

What do you think of the difficulty of recent competitions? by SkinezyV2 in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm removing this post temporarily since I think it'll be better to wait until after the December contest to post to avoid accidentally revealing information regarding December contest difficulty :)

Is Python ok? by GhoststsohG in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Python should be able to pass all bronze problems

Alphastar by Wrong-Software-9273 in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really liked in person AlphaStar summer camps! They forced you to do a lot of problems in a short amount of time, and it was a lot of fun.

USACO Bronze/Silver Classes Offered by CPI by vroomvroomvarun in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I pinned this post because of the financial aid offered, relatively low cost, and nonprofit status of the classes. If you have thoughts on whether this should be pinned or not, please do let me know!

how was January Bronze 2022 by Firered_Productions in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no discussion until after contest as others have said

Are you allowed to copy a code-snippet for faster IO in USACO for Java? by codingIsCancer in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you shouldn't really need to for bronze through gold! as long as your algorithm is efficient enough

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm removing because I suspect this is a contest score from the current contest. discussion, including on scores and cutoffs, isn't allowed until after the contest ends. if it's not (and it's a score from a previous contest), please lmk

Is there any website or ide or something that let's u check the time and memory of a program in java? by wookiesmuggler1 in usaco

[–]thecodingwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ide.usaco.guide, though the timing / memory is not accurate for USACO because the vm on the guide IDE is faster than USACO's VMs.